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Sister Simone, Lawrence O'Donnell To Discuss New Report: Raising Rural Voices
Please join NETWORK, Sister Simone, and Lawrence O’Donnell for the release of Raising Rural Voices: Listening to the Hopes and Hardships of Rural Communities, on Tuesday, February 25th at the National Press Club. Last year, NETWORK staff visited 17 rural communities, listening and documenting the concerns of those communities. From immigration to health care to transportation, the report findings showcase how rural problems need rural solutions, and all too often, policymakers fail to address these issues. With the goal of helping to raise rural voices and concerns, the NETWORK team will host…
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1776 Sponsored by The Woodson Center
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Climate Change and the American Diet
Earth Day Network and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Present New Research and Insights On Consumer Food Habits Related to Climate Change Earth Day Network (EDN) and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) are hosting a panel discussion to release a new research report titled: Climate Change and the American Diet. The report focuses on American perceptions and attitudes about plant-based diets and the impact food choices have on climate change. EDN commissioned the study…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: CDC Update on Coronavirus Outbreak
As additional cases of a novel coronavirus (first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China) are confirmed in the United States, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on the CDC’s ongoing response to the coronavirus outbreak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 11. Topic: "2019 Coronavirus: What We know, What We’re Doing" Speaker: CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10:00 a.m. Location: National Press Club (529 14th…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper
Livestream will begin 6/13 at 10:45am ET. Democratic presidential candidate and former governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper will participate in a National Press Club Newsmaker event at 10:45 a.m., Thursday, June 13. As the abortion debate intensifies again in the United States, Gov. Hickenlooper will discuss why he believes the successful launch of Colorado’s long-acting reversible contraception plan, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative, could be replicated on a national level. According to state health officials, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative helped to reduce the rate of…
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2018 DRC Elections & The Way Forward
DRC Electoral Independent Commission2018 DRC Elections & The Way Forward: January 24th, 2019, marked the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since its independence in June 30th, 1960. This democratic peaceful transition of power was an important milestone subscribed in the long historical struggle of the establishment and enforcement of the rule of law and quality governance in the DRC. And while the December 30th, 2018 elections were characterized by shortcomings—but yet, they announced hope for the future of the DRC toward a stable…
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Is Higher Education at a Tipping Point?
Tuesday, March 26, 20196:00 p.m. — light reception in First Amendment Lounge7:00 p.m. — panel discussion in The Murrow Room Please join UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief David Lauter, education law expert Elizabeth Meers, and UCLA vice provost for enrollment management Youlonda Copeland-Morgan for a live conversation on the future of public higher education. Topic: Most agree the pursuit of higher education increases opportunities, but questions of access, quality and affordability continue to arise. Some believe the four-year, on-campus experience should…
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Beyond Brexit: UK-US Trade
Beyond Brexit Trade and the Future of an Independent Britain (Including the Outlook for an Agreement with the United States) Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. (Registration from 9 A.M.) The National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 With the UK's membership in the European Union due to end on January 31, and Boris Johnson expected in Washington in February, these questions are now front and center: What will the UK's trade arrangements be with the EU? And with the rest of the world? What is the outlook for a U.S.-UK trade agreement? What would it…
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The Case for Extening New START
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